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knitting/yarn stores in Italy

I'm planning a trip to Italy in December, and would love to buy some of that beautiful Italian yarn over there. Does anyone know of some good yarn/textile stores in Italy? I'm definitely going to Rome, Florence, and Venice, but we may go elsewhere. Thanks!

Interesting question so ttt!
In the spring of 2002, I posted a similar question on the slowtrav.com board and attempted to do a web search.
My itinerary was a bit different, southern Tuscany, near the border of Umbria. In fact, my travel group was mostly made up of fiber artists. Any yarn that we saw was in small shops that sold many different things. The prices were no bargain, and the exchange rate was much better then! I was disappointed, but didn't let it ruin my trip. Did see a small weaving studio in Siena. The yarn thing is a mystery to me! Perhaps it is mainly exported.
Best of luck--I'll follow this thread.

It is quite a long time I dont go there but I knew that in Rome, on Via IV Novembre 157 (at the bottom of Via Nazionale, not on the Esedra side but at the opposite one, before reaching Piazza Venezia) there is a good shop where they sell these things. It is called MANI DI FATA. They also publish a monthly magazine on knitting, quilting and stitching so try there. The shop is large and it has a large selection of yarns too (many brands)

I found several excellent yarn shops, unfortunately off the beaten path. One huge, discount store on the outskirts of Verona, in a shopping mall just north of the A (can't remember the #!) between Milan and Venice, at the exit road to Verona on the right. The mall's hard to miss--even among all the other industry on the street, and the huge store's on the upper floor. Great selection of fibers and colors.

Another one, not as large, is in tiny Recanati (near Loreto on the east coast). Higher quality than Verona's store, but equally attractive pricewise.

I'm trying a new one this week in Venice--Lellabella.

As to fibers, fabric, material, trim, buttons, Florence is hard to beat, but I also had great luck in Ravenna (the 12 to 15-inch lace by the yard was to die for). But I haven't shopped in Burano yet..